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Sony Mobie's countdown clock for its new Xperia smartphone has counted down more than eight days in the past 24 hours. The clock, launched yesterday on the manufacturer's Facebook page, allows customers to speed up the announcement for Sony's next big thing (we're expecting the LT29i "Hayabusa") by clicking a "fast forward" button, signing up to win the device, and sharing the page with friends...

You didn't really think Google would have just any old countdown page for Mobile World Congress, did you? And instead of saying Google's counting down to MWC, it looks more like el Goog is building up to MWC. What you see above is where we stand as of Feb. 17, and just below is a little slider that goes from a blank canvas to what should be a fully formed Android extravaganza.
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Not willing to be outdone by all the Samsung and Sony Ericsson news of late, LG has their own presentation to give in Barcelona. They have put up a countdown post on their Facebook page, telling folks to be ready for Feb 14 at 10:00 AM Barcelona time (GMT). We'll be there, and you can bet we will get you clued in on what's going on just as soon as they tell us.We can never be sure of everything...